The magazine’s annual contest calls for participation by authors writing in English and in the BCMS languages. The contest is international in format, and there are no geographical restrictions so long as the submissions are in one of the languages specified. Hourglass Literary Magazine is an annual and bilingual magazine which is being published in print and digital form in English as well as the languages of the region (BCMS). Find out more.

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The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses serves one of the most active segments of American arts and culture: the independent publishers of exceptional fiction, poetry and prose. Literary magazines and presses accomplish the backstage work of American literature: discovering new writers; supporting mid-career writers; publishing the creative voices of communities underrepresented in the mainstream commercial culture; and preserving literature for future readers by keeping books in print. Hourglass Literary Magazine is member of CLMP. Website: www.clmp.org.

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We want to achieve intercultural mélange, first and foremost literary, that is: we will pose a series of questions on the pages of Hourglass Literary Magazine, such as: what are poetics and formal solutions and (pre)dominant themes of authors who write in English, that is languages ​​of the region (BCMS)?! Find out more.

Dear Writers, Thank you for keeping us busy, and thank you for giving us this opportunity to enjoy reading, re-reading and evaluating your short stories, poems and essays. We thank you for your immense understanding and support, and yes, we failed to cope with many obstacles in 2017, but New Year is knocking at our […]

Foremost: we completely understand occasional complaints by our respected authors and writers regarding the delay in announcing the results of our competition. We apologise, again, for having kept you waiting! Finally, the jury comprising Sibelan Forrester, Tanja Stupar-Trifunović and John K. Cox are delighted to announce the preliminary results (the long list). (Notification of the […]

Dear Writers, First and foremost, please accept our apologies for this delayed announcement. The jury is – still – working. So, please, be patient and thank you in advance. Hourglass has gone through some stormy weather – and it followed us from the beginning of the year 2017. And now, we don’t want to bother you with […]

Dear Writers, Hourglass Literary Magazine’s publisher Biblioner and our 2nd international contest’s organizing committee have decided to make an extension of the deadline for authors writing in English only. Please note that the submission window for authors writing in the BCMS languages is closed. The reason for this is that the low number of submissions […]

Mr. Karl Williams won the Freewrite Award for his short story “Buddy & Teemus”. Sibelan Forrester, the inaugural contest judge said about short story “Buddy & Teemus”: A straightforward story with an unusual setting devotes unsentimental attention to different human beings’ ways of being and interacting, their various abilities and disabilities, and the ways they […]

Claire Mulligan’s first work of historical fiction, The Reckoning of Boston Jim, was nominated for the 2007 Scotiabank Prize as well as the Ethel Wilson Award. Claire was born and raised in British Columbia and graduated from UBC in 1995. She currently lives in Victoria BC with her three young children. What a great pleasure and honour […]

Mr. John B. Lee – the inaugural contest’s poet laureate – reads Lalo’s Walls and Climbing the Great Wall of China. Video edited by Mr. Ian Bell. “Climbing the Great Wall of China” (LE AWARD) by John Lee. Ms Sibelan Forrester said: This poem describes a famous place with strong and evocative images that connect the perceiving consciousness with the wall’s visible […]